Lufthansa Airbus A340 damaged by pushback truck fire at Frankfurt Airport|Aviation NEWS|AviationClub

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Published 2018-06-11
Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 (D-AIFA) sustained unknown heat damage whilst under tow at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF) when the connected tug caught fire below it. The reason for the fire is unknown yet.
Update:
Bloomberg is reporting that a spokesperson for Lufthansa has advised that 10 people, including ground crew and fire brigade staff have been taken to hospitals for smoke inhalation.

As this aircraft is around 20 years old, there is a good chance it will be immediately retired, rather than repaired so it can be returned to service.

Fortunately, as this happened at Lufthansa’s major hub, and was several hours before the flight departed, a replacement A340-300 aircraft could quickly be sourced. The flight still departed around 85 minutes late, however this is more likely due to the fact that the replacement aircraft was delayed landing from San Jose, and was then turned around to operate the Philadelphia flight as quickly as possible.

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